By Anne Ryman | The Republic
The Arizona Board of Regents is meeting to get legal advice on the NCAA basketball fraud and bribery investigation that has rocked college sports and resulted in the criminal charges against four assistant basketball coaches, including one at the University of Arizona.
The regents, who oversee Arizona’s state universities, will get a closed-door briefing Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning as part of their regularly scheduled meeting at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.
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Men’s assistant basketball coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson was immediately suspended and relieved of all duties, UA officials said on Tuesday.
Richardson is alleged to have accepted $20,000 in bribes in exchange for pushing players to sign with particular agents when those players turned pro and needed representation.